in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The incident took place around 9:30 pm last night.
7 downstream villages including Akle, Riktoli, Ovali, Kalkavne and Nandivasehave been flooded. Around 12 houses and 20 vehicles of nearby area have been washed away.
Officials of the civil administration and police, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams and volunteers are involved in search and rescue operations.
Former union minister Suresh Prabhu, tweeted his condolences in the morning today and said he had “asked all our karyakartas & NGOs to offer all help to (families of) victims.
Heavy rainfall was also recorded in the western parts of the state and also in Ratnagiri, Raigad districts, Nashik, Thane, Sindhudurg, and Palghar.
After many incidents and flooding the Meteorological Department has warned of “extremely heavy” rainfall in Thane and Palghar on July 4 and 5. Private weather agency Skymet said Mumbai is at “serious risk of flooding” between July 3 and 5. “Close to 200 mm or more rain per day is likely during this period, which could hamper normal life,” it said.
The heavy rainfall has waterlogged the roads of Maharashtra. Commuters faced traffic jam on the Western Expressway and the BKC to Mankhurd flyover also saw a traffic jam due to water logging on Eastern Expressway.
